SNOPUD Geothermal Activities
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Lawrence Molloy
Snohomish Pubic Utility District, the 12th largest in the nation has embarked on an aggressive geothermal development strategy within their service area. With a goal of 90 MW by 2020, they are well on their way with significant early milestones in 2007 and 2008. From a presentation by SNOPUD’s Craig Collar
- Updated GIS database utilizing data from historical BPA studies
- Existing data review
- Temperature with depth maps
- Geochemistry
- Geology
- Fracture/fault mapping
- Seismic data
- Stress/tectonic regime
- Transmission lines
- Access/land availability
- Gathered new geochemistry data from springs and wells
- Preliminary costs: exploration, wells, plant
- Potential exploration/development options
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